Sorry, I'm new and it's the first time I saw this. it's like next level cheating
So I made a move by black pawn from C7 to C5 thinking that I won the game. But white pawn just swooped into, took the C5 pawn and I lost. Is there a rule or something that pawn can magically fly and do whatever it wants?
Thank you!
It's a legal move called en passant.
https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8557558-what-is-en-passant-it-s-not-an-illegal-pawn-move
Thank you, Martin!
En passant
I can't believe you didn't study the rules😰
Actually tho it is a rule you can look it up lol it is when you push a pawn two squares forward and if a pawn is beside ex b4 and c4 are next to each other it can take the pawn
Yeah, it is en passent and mostly happens in the openings or endgames, when you are left with pawns. If you happed like that, the opponent's pawn is just a few squares to promote.
Agreed, imagine how shocked I was when this pawn just killed the game for me! Learned my lesson 
You should report him for next level cheating and swooping. The nerve!!
I'll report him to the authorities and the birdwatching club. That level of swooping deserves at least a double citation!
En passant
I can't believe you didn't study the rules😰
Actually tho it is a rule you can look it up lol it is when you push a pawn two squares forward and if a pawn is beside ex b4 and c4 are next to each other it can take the pawn
Thanks for the reminder—guess it's time to brush up on my chess lingo and stop being 'en passant' about it! 😂♟️
Yeah, it is en passent and mostly happens in the openings or endgames, when you are left with pawns. If you happed like that, the opponent's pawn is just a few squares to promote.
You think you're just casually pushing a pawn, and suddenly your opponent is pulling a Houdini with their pawn. It's the chess version of "What the ... just happened" 🕵️♂️♟️
Hundreds of years ago, the rules were a bit different. No castling allowed, for example.
Another difference was that Pawns could only move one square at a time. There was no "two-step" move by the Pawn.
When the rules were changed (in the 1400s? the 1500s?) Pawns were allowed to move two steps on their initial move... but the en passant rule was also introduced, to prevent sneaky Pawns from slipping past an opponent.
and now it's a meme.
Hundreds of years ago, the rules were a bit different. No castling allowed, for example.
Another difference was that Pawns could only move one square at a time. There was no "two-step" move by the Pawn.
When the rules were changed (in the 1400s? the 1500s?) Pawns were allowed to move two steps on their initial move... but the en passant rule was also introduced, to prevent sneaky Pawns from slipping past an opponent.
Ah, the good old days of chess, where pawns were the tortoises of the board, and kings were glued to their thrones. Introducing the two-step pawn move must have been like giving pawns a turbo boost, but they needed that en passant rule to keep things fair as far as I understand.
Sorry, I'm new and it's the first time I saw this. it's like next level cheating
So I made a move by black pawn from C7 to C5 thinking that I won the game. But white pawn just swooped into, took the C5 pawn and I lost. Is there a rule or something that pawn can magically fly and do whatever it wants?
Thank you!